# Accident 19780509008519A: Piper PA28235, Fairfield, IA, May 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Fairfield, IA
- Airport: Fairfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.0557° N, 91.9808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD MUNI (FFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0557&lon=-91.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1490X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1490X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 598 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509008519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTS TO 28. COLLIDED WITH CULVERT WHICH RUNS UNDER RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD21), May 9, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N1490X), Fairfield, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1490X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181008019619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008019619I), Oct 8, 2018: Piper PA-28-235 (N1490X), West Jordan, UT, Minor damage. Pilot was flying the RNAV 34 approach into KU42 at night when he struck at least two (2) large birds. Aircraft received a large dent on the right wing, broken…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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